Download Term 3 Unit 5: BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE

8 SCIENCE – Term 3
Unit 5: BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE (5 WEEKS)
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LEARNING GOALS: Students will investigate the following:
In this unit cells are identified as the basic units of living things and
are recognised as having specialised structures. Microscopes and
digital images are used and wet mount slides prepared to observe
and identify plant and animal cells and their organelles. The
relationship between the structure and function of specialised
plant and animal cells is
examined. The development of the Cell theory as a result of
historical scientific work is analysed and findings used to validate
the tenets of the theory. Questions and problems that can be
investigated scientifically are identified and developed. Specialised
reproductive cells and structures are introduced.
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S SUCCESS CRITERIA: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DO THE
FOLLOWING:
 Correctly use a microscope to examine a variety of cells and
single-celled organisms
 Describe and distinguish between plant and animal cells
 Identify structures within cells and describe their function
 Explain how cells are grouped to form tissues, which work
together to form organs
 Use diagrams, flow charts, venn diagrams, and concept
maps to show how cells function, divide, and are grouped,
and then apply this knowledge to how organisms
reproduce.
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Resources
SCIENCE ESSENTIALS 8
Glossary:
 Cell division
 Cells
 Cellular Respiration
 Chloroplast
 Circulatory system
 Cytoplasm
 Diffusion
 Embryo
 Excretory system
 Magnification
 Microscope
 Mitochondria
 Muscle fibres
 Nucleus
 Organ
Assessment
BUILDING A CELL MODEL WITH
ANALYSIS
Key Verbs
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INVESTIGATE (SCIENTIFIC)
ANALYSE
DESIGN
LIST
COMPARE
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Photosynthesis
Respiratory system
Specialised cells
Specimen
Stem cells
Stomata
System
Tissue